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APPLE PARING AND 001mm MACHINE.

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APPLE PARING AND CURING MACHINE.

No. 329,363. Patented Oct. 27, 1885.

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APPLE PARING AND CORING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,363, dated October 27, 1885.

Application filed J uly l0, 1885.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS OLINGMAN, of Albany, in the county of Linn and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apple Paring and Goring Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form part of this specification, in which Figure l is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same on line :10 00, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line y Fig. 1. Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are details of various parts. Figs. 10, ll, 12, and 13 represent detached views of the carriage and the paring, slicing, and coring devices.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for peeling, coring, and slicing such fruit as apples and pears; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by letter, A designates the main frame of the machine, of general rectangular shape, and provided with the bed-plate A, through the opening a a of which it may be attached by screws or pins to the edge of a table or other proper support.

B is a wheel, the shaft b of which is journaled in one of the side clips, a, of the main frame, and has secured to its outer end a crankhandle, I), by ,means of which it is rotated. The wheel B has upon the inner circumference of its rim the interior gear-teeth, 6 which mesh with the pinions G and D, the shafts O and D of which are journaled transversely in the main frame, and are hereinafter described. The shaft Ois the main or driving shaft of the machine, and is journaled in the side clips, a, of the main frame, and provided with the Worm-thread c, as shown. The shaft D is journaled in an upright from the side clip, a, of the main frame, and in a proper extension, (o therefrom. The said shaft is arranged to carry the fruit to be pared and cored, and is hereinafter more fully described.

E is a transverse bar, rectangular in cross- Serial No. 171,106. (No model.)

section, fixed into and forming part of the main frame, and vertically above the main shaft F is a transverse bar vertically above the bar E, and having its ends secured to uprights rising from the side clips, a, of the main frame.

G is a carriage bearing the peeling device, and adapted to travel on the bar E by the following means: The carriage hasablock-shaped body, 9, provided with an upward extension, 9, in which is formed a transverse opening, 9 The bar E passes through this opening, so that the carriage rides on the said bar.

9 is a standard rising from the extension g, and having a bar, F, passing through a proper opening in it, and g is an arm rising vertically from the extension The said arm serves a purpose hereinafter explained.

H is an arm pivoted to the side of the carriage-body, and carrying a rod, h, passing through a longitudinal opening in it, and rendered longitudinally adjustable by means of a nut, h, on the threaded end of the arm H, which nut bears against the end of the rod h, and makes it stand farther in or out, as desired. The point h of the rod it engages with the worm-threads c of the driving-shaft C, so that the carriage G is made to travel on the bar E when the driving-shaft rotates. The worm has its threads farther apart near its outer end, so that the paring and cutting knives will be more quickly moved up against the fruit, and when the corer and paring-knife are at work the end h of rod h enters the worm where its threads are closer together.

If is a pin standing outward from the body of the carriage G, and engaging against the lower edge of the arm H, so as to prevent the latter from being forced downward out of engagement with the worm-thread.

h is a coiled spring on the bar F, between the side clips, at, adjacent to the wheel B and the standard 9 of the body of the carriage.

h is the beveled inner end of the wormthr'ead c. \Vhen the wheel B is rotated by means of its crank-handle b, the main shaft 0 is rotated by means of its pinion O, andthe interaction of the worm-thread 0 and point h" of the detent-bar It causes the carriage G to travel inward on the bar E, which thereby compresses the coiled spring h. \Vhen the point It reaches the beveled inner end, k of the worm, the thread runs off the point h the, outer end of the arm H falls, and the action of the coiled spring hf drives the carriage outwardto its former position.

h is a leaf-spring secured to the main frame, which spring impinges on the outer arm, H, and forces the point It to again engage the worm-thread.

h h are arms on the rodh, which arms strike against the arm H and prevent the rod from rotating entirely in its-bearing, while having enough freedom of motion to accommodate itself to the worm. V

I isthe arm of the peeling or paring knife, which arm is pivoted at t on the body of the carriage G, between the same and the arm H. The arm I has an upward extension, I, Fig. 7, at its inner end, by means of which'it maybe turned onits pivot-i, so as to disengagethe knife from the apple. The outer part of the arm I also extends upward in a gentle curve, and bends over laterally toward the crank and coring mechanism at its end. Theloweredge of the bent portion is formed into a knifeedge, 1;, as shown. It will thus be seen that the paring-knife i will cut into the apple as it passes the said arm in all positions, the direct-. ing-block i forming a guardto keep the knife 2" from cutting too deep. The block i is pivoted at its lower end to the downwardly-bentshorter arm of the paring-knife, itsupper end and sides lying against the edge of said knife, and having but a limited degree of motion outward therefrom.

if, Fig. 8, is a coiled spring attached to the central part of the arm I, and at its upper end to the carriage, or to a part of the machine fixed' to the carriage, and hereinafter described. The said spring draws the knifeedgeupagainstthe'fruit. Thedirecting-block t is so balanced on its pivot as to drop back from the edge of the paring-knife and allow the pieces of paring and bruised apple to fall.

J is a collar provided with a circumferential groove, 3', and arranged to move longitudinally upon while turning with the shaft D. The said collar is located on the shaft at the outer side of the extension a and has standing inward from its inner face the parallel prongsj" j, which pass through openings in a collar,j, fixed on the shaft D, and lying ina recess in the extension a The fruit is secured on the prongs j, in the usual manner.

9' is a cylindrical block on the end of the shaft D, provided with longitudinal grooves, in which the prongsj' lie, as shown.

K is a lever, pivoted at is upon the bed-plate A, and having its inner arm bifurcated at its end and embracing the shaft D.

k is a clutch-piece having a central opening, which moves freely on the shaft D. The arms of the clutch-piece kpass over the arms of the bifurcations of the lever K, and, bending inward, enter the groove j of the collar J. As the carriage G moves inward, the arm g thereon strikes against the longer arm of the lever K, over which the clutch-piece k passes, and moves the said lever'on its pivot. The lever then, by means of the clutch-piece it, pulls outward the collar J and attached prongs j, so that the block f passes beyond the ends of the prongs and forces off the core of the fruit fixed upon the prongs, the core having been already cut loose by a device hereinafter described. When the carriage springs away to its normal position, as described, the lever K is released, and the action of the coiled spring forces the lever inward again, the said spring being secured to the lever and to the base of a hook, 70 pivoted on themain frame, and adapted to catch against a pin, on the lever K, and prevent the latter from goingv too far inward. The spring kpnlls prongs j.

M is a bar, preferably rectangular in cross section, and having its inner end made square, and boltedor otherwise properly secured to the upward extension '9 of the carriage G, so that the said bar travels with the carriage. The outer end of the bar M is formed into a head, m, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

N is a hollow senii-cylindricalreceiver having a block, 12, secured to its inner edge, which block is bored longitudinally and fitted upon the bar M'so as to travel thereon.

n is a coiled spring on the bar M, bearing against the head mof the latter, and against the adjacent side of the block a. The inner end of the bar M, which is bolted to the carriage G, has secured to it andstanding .out from its lower side the Lshaped stem 0 of the slicing device 0. The said stem, after running out horizontally to a proper distance, bends vertically upward, and has its inner edge, 0, properly'beveled to form a slicingknife, as shown. The upper end of the vertical portionof the stem 0 is formed into a short tube, 0, which stands concentric with the prongs j, and has sufficient diameter to pass over the said prongs when moved inward. eled to a cutting-edge and given a proper shear, forming the coring-knife.

P is an arm standing horizontally outward from the block at, and provided at its end with a tubular portion, 19, which travels with the receiver N, moving concentrically with the corer-tube 0 p is a stop or presser-bloek secured in the inner end of the tubular portion 19, and having its face convexed or rounded, as shown.

The inner edge of the tube 0 is bev- The inner and longer arm Z of the lever L is so situated as to strike against the lug p, standing from the block 1', when the said lever moves outward, to drive the receiver N outward against the spring a.

Q is a bar standing inwardfrom the bedplate A, and so situated that the upward extension I of the peeling-knife may press against it as the carriage G moves inward, thus moving the peeling-knife outward as the diameter of the fruit passing under it increases. The apple being fixed on the prongs rotates therewith on the shaft D, the carriage G, bearing the paring or peeling knife, ad-

v vances, and while it is paring the apple the coring-tube 0 which stands immediately behind it, separates the core, and the slicingedge 0 is cutting that part of the apple up that has been pared. As the carriage G advances, the receiver N also advances, and the presser-block p in the tube 1) is pressed against the apple, holdingit on the prongs. When the receiver is thrown out again with the earriage, it carries with it the slices of apple that have fallen from the slicing-knife.

R is a cutting-edge made on the arm P of the tube 1). The said edge cuts apart the spirals which have been cut by the paring-knife. The coiled spring 12 on the bar M is to push the tube 1) and presser-blockpagainst the core of the apple being operated upon, so that whether the apple be large or small its parts cannot, even when cored and sliced, fall between the carriage or prongs j and the receiver. The receiver N is hollow and semi-cylindrical, having attached to its outer and upper corners a curved band extending out from it, the use of said band being to stop the momentum of the cut apple and to cause it to drop into the receiver, instead of going over it. The cut apple then drops from the outer edge of the receiver into any suitable receptacle placed for it. The apple rotates with the prongs j and the carriage advances, the knife i paring the apple,

the tube 0 coring the apple, and the knife 0 slicing the apple spirally, all the while the presser-block p pressing against the end of the apple opposite the stem. As the receiver passes under the apple the knife R cuts apart the spirals into slices proper, which fall into the receiver and pass over its outer edge into any receptacle. The carriage and receiver now spring back, actuated by the described mechanism, and the prongs j are drawn outward over the block j which drives the core from between the prongs and leaves them ready to receive another apple.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In an apple-parer, the combination of the main frame A, provided with the bed-plate A and having attached the spring h,and the main shaft 0, provided with the worm c, with the carriage G, arranged to travel on the transverse bars forming part of the main frame, and having attached the pivoted arm H, provided with the rod h, actuated by the worm c, and paring, coring, and slicing devices, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the rotating shaft D, provided with the collarj, and having the cylindrical block 3' on its inner end, and the loose collar J, provided with the flanges j, of

the lever K, pivoted on the bed-plate A, the

clutch-piece 7c, and the carriage G, moving laterally on the main frame and provided with a lug, arranged to strike against the lever and move it outward, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, with the rotating shaft D, arranged to hold the fruit, the laterallymoving carriage G, and the lever K, moved laterally by the carriage, of the link-bar Z and the lever L, having the downwardly-extending arms Z Z, adapted to press the pared and sliced fruit off the shaft D when actuated by the movement of the lever K, all substantially as specified.

4. The combination of the rotating shaft D, the carriage G, carrying the paring devices and moving laterally on the main frame, the levers K and L, and link-bar Z, with the bar M, secured to the carriage and carrying the coring and slicing devices, the fruit-receiver N, arranged to slide on the bar M, and the coiled spring a, adapted to move the receiver N in the opposite direction to that in which it is moved by the lever L, all substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS CLINGMAN.

WVitnesses:

D. R. N. BLACKBURN, O. A. CURAN. 

